![Carson City Weather Carson City Weather](https://carsonnow.org/sites/www.carsonnow.org/files/weather.jpg)
Pertussis
Nevada lawmakers approve spending on $207 million in federal coronavirus funds
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/20/2020 - 3:52pmIn a rush to avoid an end-of-the-year reversion back to the federal government, Nevada lawmakers have signed off on a plan that will allocate roughly $207 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief dollars largely to equipment costs and salaries of state employees.
Nevada State Public Health Lab director talks rapid testing, lab preparedness and more
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 1:38pmWith the deployment of Point of Care Machines and an expansion of recent efforts to manufacture collection kits to use in testing for COVID-19, The Nevada Independent once again talked with the director of the Nevada State Public Health Lab, Dr. Mark Pandori, to learn where the state is with its various testing efforts.
Health department: Whooping cough cases in Carson City and Douglas County on the rise
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/28/2017 - 2:06pmCarson City Health and Human Services is reporting an increase of positive pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, cases in the Carson City and Douglas County areas.
Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health to use settlement money for immunization efforts
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 4:37pmCarson City – A settlement reached with pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline and the Nevada Attorney General's Office will give the state's Division of Public and Behavioral Health more than $1 million as part of the agreement with the money going toward immunization initiatives.
Carson City leaders to make appointments to airport, parks and recreation board
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 6:18pmThree people have applied for an opening on the Carson City Parks and Recreation Commission. The Board of Supervisors will move to make an appointment for the four-year position when they meet Thursday.
Applicants for the seat have been submitted by Joan Colburn, Lee-Ann Keever and Jennifer Veneziano.
Carson City health officials urge vaccinations following California whooping cough outbreak
Submitted by editor on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 11:23amCarson City health officials are urging vaccinations after several reported cases of whopping cough in neighboring California.
Carson City health officials issue reminder over Whooping Cough jabs
Submitted by editor on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 3:47pmCARSON CITY — An outbreak of Whooping Cough that recently took the lives of two California infants, both under the age of three months, should serve as a call to action, Carson City health officials said.
An alarming 219 cases of pertussis have been recorded in California so far this year, up dramatically from 118 cases during the same time frame last year.
![RSS - Pertussis Syndicate content](/misc/feed.png)